Applications of Non-Pollen Palynomorphs: from Palaeoenvironmental Reconstructions to Biostratigraphy
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This long-awaited book about non-pollen palynomorphs (NPPs) aims to cover gaps in our knowledge of these abundant but understudied palynological remains. NPPs, such as fungal spores, testate amoebae, dinoflagellate cysts, acritarchs and animal remains, are routinely recovered from palynological preparations of marine or terrestrial material, from Proterozoic to recent geological times. This book gives the reader a comprehensive overview of the different types of NPPs, with examples from diverse time periods and environments. It provides guidance on sample preparation to maximize the recovery of these NPPs, detailed information on their diversity and ecological affinity, clarification on the nomenclature and demonstrates their value as environmental indicators. This volume will become the reference guide for any student, academic or practitioner interested in everything else in their palynological preparations.
Marine dinocysts, acritarchs and less well-known NPP: tintinnids, ostracod and foraminiferal linings, copepod and worm remains
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Published:September 21, 2021
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P. J. Mudie, F. Marret, P. R. Gurdebeke, J. D. Hartman, P. C. Reid, 2021. "Marine dinocysts, acritarchs and less well-known NPP: tintinnids, ostracod and foraminiferal linings, copepod and worm remains", Applications of Non-Pollen Palynomorphs: from Palaeoenvironmental Reconstructions to Biostratigraphy, F. Marret, J. O'Keefe, P. Osterloff, M. Pound, L. Shumilovskikh
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Abstract
Nine non-pollen palynomorph (NPP) groups occur in Quaternary marine and brackish-water sediments; these groups represent various planktonic or micro- to macrobenthic organisms. Some extant NPP were previously classified as fossil Acritarcha, Chitinozoa or scolecodonts. We refer to reviews of these fossils and their applications for Paleozoic–Mesozoic biostratigraphy and palaeoecology but focus on extant marine NPP that can be studied by laboratory culture, genetics or micro-geochemical methods. Marine NPP include resting cysts of planktonic dinoflagellates and prasinophytes, tintinnids and other cilates, copepod eggs and skeletal remains, and various microzoobenthos: microforaminiferal organic linings, ostracod mandibles and carapace linings, various worm egg...
- acritarchs
- Annelida
- Arctic Ocean
- Arthropoda
- assemblages
- Atlantic Ocean
- Barents Sea
- biogeography
- biostratigraphy
- brackish-water environment
- Cenozoic
- Chitinozoa
- Copepoda
- Crustacea
- deltaic environment
- depositional environment
- Dinoflagellata
- electron microscopy data
- food chains
- Foraminifera
- Gulf of Saint Lawrence
- Holocene
- Mandibulata
- marine environment
- microfossils
- morphology
- nearshore environment
- North Atlantic
- Ostracoda
- paleo-oceanography
- paleogeography
- paleosalinity
- palynomorphs
- phytoplankton
- plankton
- productivity
- provinciality
- Quaternary
- scolecodonts
- SEM data
- Southern Ocean
- subtropical environment
- tropical environment
- upper Holocene
- zooplankton
- Nansen Basin
- Tintinnida
- non-pollen palynomorphs